Who Should I Trade?

Ken Waldichuk for Nolan McLean (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Nolan McLean SP - NYM	Ken Waldichuk SP,RP - WSH
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 6 of 6 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 22	‐
VBR	# 162	‐

Projections

Strikeouts	70	‐
Wins	5	‐
Saves	0	‐
ERA	3.70	‐
WHIP	1.32	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	-	IL60

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 26	‐

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 22	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 15	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 18	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 36	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 31	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Nolan McLean SP - NYM	Ken Waldichuk SP,RP - WSH
2026 Stats


Games Played	19	5

Games Started	19	0

Innings Pitched	107.1	9.1

Wins	6	0

Losses	6	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	1

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	81	7

Earned Runs	42	7

Home Runs Allowed	10	4

Strikeouts	125	8

Walks	39	6

ERA	3.52	6.75

WHIP	1.12	1.39

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Nolan McLean SP - NYM	Ken Waldichuk SP,RP - WSH
2026 Projections


Games Played	12	‐

Games Started	12	‐

Innings Pitched	66.2	‐

Wins	5	‐

Losses	3	‐

Saves	0	‐

Blown Saves	0	‐

Holds	0	‐

Hits Allowed	57	‐

Earned Runs	27	‐

Home Runs Allowed	7	‐

Strikeouts	70	‐

Walks	25	‐

ERA	3.70	‐

WHIP	1.32	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Nolan McLean SP - NYM	Ken Waldichuk SP,RP - WSH
News
	Nolan McLean allowed two unearned runs on five hits and two walks while striking out seven over six innings in Friday's loss to the Red Sox. Chris Schommer Sat, Jul 11th	Ken Waldichuk underwent Tommy John surgery along with an internal brace procedure to repair a flexor tendon and UCL injury. Nicholas Rodriguez Sun, Apr 26th
	Nolan McLean picked up the win Sunday after allowing three runs, two earned, over six-plus innings against Atlanta. All three runs came in the first inning, with the unearned run coming after McLean’s errant pickoff throw. He struck out five and walked one before exiting in the seventh after allowing a leadoff single to Austin Riley. Bruno Mulé Mon, Jul 6th	The Nationals placed Ken Waldichuk on the 60-day injured list with left forearm tightness. Ari Koslow Thu, Apr 16th
	Nolan McLean will start one of the two games in Wednesday’s doubleheader for the Mets. Ari Koslow Mon, Jun 22nd	Ken Waldichuk will receive a second opinion after being recommended to undergo Tommy John surgery. Ari Koslow Mon, Apr 13th
	Nolan McLean earned the win Wednesday against the Reds, allowing one unearned run over seven innings in a 9-1 victory. He struck out nine, giving him 97 strikeouts on the season, and has now allowed two runs or fewer 10 times this year. The lone run scored in the third inning after a Mark Vientos error and a double to left field. Bruno Mulé Thu, Jun 18th	The Nationals placed Ken Waldichuk on the 15-day injured list with left forearm tightness. Ari Koslow Mon, Apr 13th
	Nolan McLean will make his next start for the Mets on Wednesday against the Reds. Ari Koslow Mon, Jun 15th	Ken Waldichuk was removed from Sunday’s game against the Brewers with an apparent injury. Ari Koslow Sun, Apr 12th
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Nolan McLean SP - NYM			Ken Waldichuk SP,RP - WSH
Thu, Mar 26th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (8-8)	#3	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (6-1)	#38
Sat, Mar 28th	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#113	@ CHC	Cade Horton (1-0)
Sun, Mar 29th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-3)	#121	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (5-8)	#30
Mon, Mar 30th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#130	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)
Tue, Mar 31st	@ STL	Andre Pallante (10-6)	#137	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#264
Wed, Apr 1st	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-6)	#120	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (11-4)	#4
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (2-8)	#89	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-6)	#43
Sat, Apr 4th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#59	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#63
Sun, Apr 5th	@ SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#15	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (3-5)	#117
Mon, Apr 6th				vs STL	Andre Pallante (10-6)	#137
Tue, Apr 7th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#172	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-6)	#120
Wed, Apr 8th	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#211	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-7)	#80
Fri, Apr 10th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#156	@ MIL	Aaron Ashby
Sat, Apr 11th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (4-3)	#204	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#58
Sun, Apr 12th	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#299	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)	#160
Mon, Apr 13th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (10-2)	#82	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (8-8)	#3
Tue, Apr 14th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (9-6)	#12	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#113
Wed, Apr 15th	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (2-3)	#116
Thu, Apr 16th				@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (9-3)	#25
Fri, Apr 17th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#97	vs SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#15
Sat, Apr 18th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-5)	#119	vs SF	Adrian Houser (2-6)	#186
Sun, Apr 19th	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#193	vs SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#86
Mon, Apr 20th				vs ATL	Bryce Elder (5-6)	#124
Tue, Apr 21st	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (1-7)	#377	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-2)	#76
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (2-5)	#128	vs ATL	Didier Fuentes (4-0)	#132
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-5)	#14	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#219
Fri, Apr 24th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#430	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (3-2)	#163
Sat, Apr 25th				@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-6)	#216
Sun, Apr 26th	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)		@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (3-2)	#163
Tue, Apr 28th	vs WSH	Zack Littell (7-7)	#168	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (4-4)	#111
Wed, Apr 29th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (6-4)	#68	@ NYM	David Peterson (4-7)	#85
Thu, Apr 30th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-7)	#312	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-8)	#35
Fri, May 1st	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (5-7)	#272	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#6
Sat, May 2nd	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-6)	#36	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#58
Sun, May 3rd	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs MIL	Logan Henderson (3-1)	#56
Tue, May 5th				vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#48
Wed, May 6th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#430	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#95
Thu, May 7th	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#435	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (1-7)	#377
Fri, May 8th	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#211	@ MIA	Robby Snelling (0-1)
Sat, May 9th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (7-8)	#118	@ MIA	Janson Junk (4-5)	#110
Sun, May 10th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (8-3)	#115	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-5)	#55
Tue, May 12th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#54	@ CIN	Brady Singer (4-9)	#159
Wed, May 13th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (5-6)	#29	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#101
Thu, May 14th	vs DET	Keider Montero (6-5)	#157	@ CIN	Chase Burns (11-1)	#22
Fri, May 15th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (9-5)	#19	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#70
Sat, May 16th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#98	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#201
Sun, May 17th	vs NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#275	vs BAL	Brandon Young (7-2)	#134
Mon, May 18th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-4)	#200	vs NYM	Christian Scott (3-1)	#66
Tue, May 19th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (10-2)	#62	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (6-6)	#31
Wed, May 20th	@ WSH	Zack Littell (7-7)	#168	vs NYM	Zach Thornton (0-1)	#241
Thu, May 21st	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (6-4)	#68	vs NYM	David Peterson (4-7)	#85
Fri, May 22nd	@ MIA	Eury Perez (5-7)	#50	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (5-6)	#124
Sat, May 23rd	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#42	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (5-4)	#148
Sun, May 24th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (2-4)	#276	@ ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#240
Mon, May 25th	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#101	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (3-9)	#44
Tue, May 26th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (11-1)	#22	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-4)	#83
Wed, May 27th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-5)	#90	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (10-5)	#26
Fri, May 29th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#42	vs SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#344
Sat, May 30th	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (2-4)	#276	vs SD	Michael King (6-7)	#51
Sun, May 31st	vs MIA	John King		vs SD	Griffin Canning (1-8)	#145
Mon, Jun 1st	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#92	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-5)	#55
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (7-6)	#8	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-1)	#187
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ SEA	George Kirby (7-8)	#18	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#42
Fri, Jun 5th	@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#51	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (7-8)	#118
Sat, Jun 6th	@ SD	Griffin Canning (1-8)	#145	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (8-3)	#115
Sun, Jun 7th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#300	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#71
Mon, Jun 8th				@ SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#15
Tue, Jun 9th	vs STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#52	@ SF	Adrian Houser (2-6)	#186
Wed, Jun 10th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (10-6)	#137	@ SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#86
Fri, Jun 12th	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#205	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-4)	#34
Sat, Jun 13th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#240	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (3-8)	#65
Sun, Jun 14th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (5-6)	#124	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#92
Mon, Jun 15th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (11-1)	#22	vs KC	Mitch Spence (0-2)	#323
Tue, Jun 16th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (4-9)	#159	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#72
Wed, Jun 17th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#101	vs KC	Luinder Avila (4-3)	#226
Fri, Jun 19th				@ TB	Griffin Jax (5-7)	#57
Sat, Jun 20th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (11-4)	#4	@ TB	Ian Seymour (6-2)	#75
Sun, Jun 21st	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-1)	#5	@ TB	Nick Martinez (8-2)	#88
Mon, Jun 22nd				vs PHI	Tim Mayza (2-3)	#185
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#97	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-4)	#11
Wed, Jun 24th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (5-8)	#30	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-7)	#53
Thu, Jun 25th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (6-1)	#38	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (11-4)	#4
Fri, Jun 26th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-1)	#5	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#78
Sat, Jun 27th	vs PHI	Tim Mayza (2-3)	#185	@ BAL	Brandon Young (7-2)	#134
Sun, Jun 28th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-4)	#11	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (6-9)	#40
Mon, Jun 29th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-4)	#84	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#24
Tue, Jun 30th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-8)	#23	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#143
Wed, Jul 1st	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-3)	#165	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#61
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (5-4)	#148	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#113
Sat, Jul 4th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (10-6)	#7	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (9-3)	#25
Sun, Jul 5th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#240	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#129
Mon, Jul 6th	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-2)	#76	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#181
Tue, Jul 7th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (3-6)	#122	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (5-4)	#135
Wed, Jul 8th	vs KC	Steven Cruz		vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#138
Fri, Jul 10th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (11-1)	#32	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (3-7)	#46
Sat, Jul 11th	vs BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-0)	#196	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (9-5)	#19
Sun, Jul 12th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#61	vs NYY	Will Warren (7-4)	#67
Fri, Jul 17th				@ ATH	Gage Jump (3-5)	#99
Sat, Jul 18th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-4)	#11	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#156
Sun, Jul 19th	@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-2)	#304	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (4-3)	#204
Mon, Jul 20th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-4)	#125	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (2-8)	#277
Tue, Jul 21st	@ MIL			@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#430
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (3-1)	#56	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-1)	#288
Fri, Jul 24th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (3-5)	#117	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (8-3)	#115
Sat, Jul 25th	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-6)	#43	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (0-0)	#198
Sun, Jul 26th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (9-6)	#12	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#71
Mon, Jul 27th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#240	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (1-4)	#144
Tue, Jul 28th	vs ATL			vs TOR
Wed, Jul 29th	vs ATL			vs TOR
Thu, Jul 30th	vs MIA			@ ATL
Fri, Jul 31st	vs MIA			@ ATL
Sat, Aug 1st	vs MIA			@ ATL
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs MIA			@ ATL
Mon, Aug 3rd				@ PHI
Tue, Aug 4th	@ CLE			@ PHI
Wed, Aug 5th	@ CLE			@ PHI
Thu, Aug 6th	@ CLE			@ PHI
Fri, Aug 7th	@ PIT			vs CIN
Sat, Aug 8th	@ PIT			vs CIN
Sun, Aug 9th	@ PIT			vs CIN
Tue, Aug 11th	@ ATL			vs CHC
Wed, Aug 12th	@ ATL			vs CHC
Thu, Aug 13th				vs CHC
Fri, Aug 14th	vs WSH			@ NYM
Sat, Aug 15th	vs WSH			@ NYM
Sun, Aug 16th	vs WSH			@ NYM
Tue, Aug 18th	vs SD			@ TEX
Wed, Aug 19th	vs SD			@ TEX
Thu, Aug 20th				@ TEX
Fri, Aug 21st	@ CWS			@ MIA
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ CWS			@ MIA
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ CWS			@ MIA
Mon, Aug 24th				vs COL
Tue, Aug 25th	vs MIL			vs COL
Wed, Aug 26th	vs MIL			vs COL
Thu, Aug 27th	vs MIL			vs COL
Fri, Aug 28th	vs HOU			vs MIA
Sat, Aug 29th	vs HOU			vs MIA
Sun, Aug 30th	vs HOU			vs MIA
Mon, Aug 31st	@ TB			vs MIA
Tue, Sep 1st	@ TB			vs ATL
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ TB			vs ATL
Fri, Sep 4th	vs SF			@ LAD
Sat, Sep 5th	vs SF			@ LAD
Sun, Sep 6th	vs SF			@ LAD
Mon, Sep 7th	@ MIA			@ SD
Tue, Sep 8th	@ MIA			@ SD
Wed, Sep 9th	@ MIA			@ SD
Fri, Sep 11th	@ NYY			vs LAA
Sat, Sep 12th	@ NYY			vs LAA
Sun, Sep 13th	@ NYY			vs LAA
Tue, Sep 15th	vs BAL			vs PHI
Wed, Sep 16th	vs BAL			vs PHI
Fri, Sep 18th	vs PHI			@ STL
Sat, Sep 19th	vs PHI			@ STL
Sun, Sep 20th	vs PHI			@ STL
Mon, Sep 21st				@ DET
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ TEX			@ DET
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ TEX			@ DET
Fri, Sep 25th	@ WSH			vs NYM
Sat, Sep 26th	@ WSH			vs NYM
Sun, Sep 27th	@ WSH			vs NYM
Thu, Apr 2nd	@ SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#86
Thu, Apr 9th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (8-3)	#115
Mon, May 4th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (9-4)	#438
Thu, Jun 11th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (1-1)	#176
Thu, Jun 18th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-7)	#53
Thu, Jul 9th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#72
Thu, Jul 16th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-7)	#53
Mon, Aug 10th	@ ATL
Mon, Aug 17th	vs SD
Mon, Sep 14th	vs BAL
Thu, Sep 17th	vs PHI
Thu, Sep 24th	@ TEX

Who Should I Trade?

Ken Waldichuk for Nolan McLean (2026)

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